Comments on: A Miracle – The Non Sassy Heroine

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:55:45 +0000

Francine – sounds like a VERY interesting premise! Love it when the old tropes get turned on their head. You ‘may’ be able to pull it off for MH. As long as the heroine stays sympathetic and the hero alpha. It’s all in the execution eh?

By: Francine

Francine — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:15:21 +0000

Hi,

True enough, not in a Modern Heat, but a historical is a whole different outlook on what is acceptable at HM&B.

Hence historical provides for more risque opportunities!!! It's a pity MH is not a little more in a risque category. ;)

Take the following:

Nominated for the RWA 2004 RITA Award for Best Short Historical Romance.

Not all rakehells are male!

"Wayward Widow" by Nicola Cornick

Lady Juliana Myfleet is the Ton's most notorious widow, a lady profligate in her gambling and with a reputation for taking and dismissing a whole legion of lovers. Unmarriageable, untameable, unforgiveable, she lives down to her reputation as the worst Lady Rakehell in town. It is therefore most disconcerting for Juliana to find that she has taken a tendre to a man of unimpeachable virtue and cannot seem to do anything to cure herself...

Now imagine similar in modern heat - hee hee, I'd be drooling to get my hands on a moder version of the above without it being grossly erotic and more suited to Blaze etc!

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:49:14 +0000

Francine – thanks re my heroine! Yep, I figured coming face to face with someone as gorgeous as he is would definitely make any girl a stuttery mess. Lol! Sadly though, having two lovers to chose from won’t work in MH. At least, not one that they would buy. 😉

By: Francine

Francine — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:23:41 +0000

Hi,

Your heroine sounds great!

What's wrong with stuttery etc., crikey, how stuttery would you be if you found yourself locked in a room (by accident) with the most stunningly goodlooking fella you've ever seen and equally as charming with it in a hot sexy way?

Sassy is OK, and I like sassy wenches who enjoy the sex and walk away from it leaving the macho hunk thinking on how he can get more of the same from her, but has to work at it because she ain't intending playing in his ballpark as often as he'd like!! Let's be honest, the just tasted delectable and suddenly unattainable becomes all the more desirable ;)

Conflict!? I think sometimes less is more effective, and subtle conflict on emotional plain doubly effective! And, deciding between two male lover's in a modern heat would really get me going on buying up such a book. Oh god, the devil will out in me: <>

best
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By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:50:15 +0000

Maisey – this is Christie, the unedited version is up. Yep, her catsuit and boots are a costume.

By: Maisey

Maisey — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:09:16 +0000

CATSUIT AND BOOTS?? You must write this. I must read this…

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:49:07 +0000

Cari – I think that’s why I like her. Cause I get nervous and unsure a lot myself. I like writing sass – as you say, it’s fun – but in reality I never have quick comebacks or anything like that. It’s quite nice to write someone who doesn’t do that either. And I reckon the insecure girls who finally come into their own have the nicest storylines.

By: Cari Quinn

Cari Quinn — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:45:49 +0000

I love heroines that are different. Truthfully, since I'm not exactly a self-assured miss all of the time, I like someone who doesn't know what move to make in all situations. Sass is fun too, but I think there's room for all kinds of heroines in this world. Insecure girls need love too!

Good luck with your choice, Jackie. :)

By: Jackie Ashenden

Jackie Ashenden — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:19:36 +0000

Angie – yeah, I like her. And she isn’t a doormat by a long stretch. Yours sounds VERY intriguing too I have to say!!

Jane – well, not in so many words. But she does turn all demanding in..ah..certain situations. And she is wearing a cat-suit and boots so there is potential dominatrix-like behaviour. Don’t think the hero would go for it though. Then again…now you’re giving me ideas! Lol!

Kaily – yeah, there are reasons for her nervousness etc. And the story is all about her coming into her own with the hero’s help. So by the end of the book she knows her own worth and isn’t the shy, stammerer any more. But yeah, I really like her because being nervous and unsure is such a familiar situation to most people. You can relate to it. Your heroine sounds great too. Let’s hear it for the non-sassies!

By: Kaily Hart

Kaily Hart — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:50:35 +0000

Your heroine sounds great. I assume she develops throughout the story, and I am sure readers will love to follow that journey. In some ways it’s a more heart wrenching one and I think there are many more readers who can identify with this type of character. I mean, we’ve all been nervous and unsure at some point, right? I have an outline for a story where my heroine is very unsure of herself. She doesn’t stammer, but lacks the confidence at first to really go head to head with the heroine. It’s fun to write that too!